• Kenneth R. Charette has Joined the Lehigh Valley Law Firm of Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
• Ondra-Huyett Won the Best Industrial Project

• Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce 2015 Small Business Conference
• LBCCC Wednesday Works Seminars and Workshops
• The Women in Business Committee of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce presents the 22nd Anniversary of the Gourmet Getaway

Priority Wire & Cable, Inc. Relocates to Bensalem’s Delaware Expressway Industrial Park

Roddy Inc., the Bensalem, PA industrial and commercial real estate brokerage firm, announced that it represented Joseph and Marion Wesley in the sale of 2994-2996 Samuel Drive, Delaware Expressway Industrial Park, Bensalem, Bucks County, PA to Hamilton & Newman-PA, LLLP.

SEWN Saves 40 Jobs for our Region
Bells Are Ringing Again At Schulmerich

An infusion of cash and energy from a competent outside investor is often the key to a successful turnaround for a stressed company. That is the case for Schulmerich Carillons and Jonathan Goldstein. SEWN initiated the transaction and advised in process that lead to new ownership and a new lease on life for a family business that had suffered from lack of consistent attention from its absentee owners.

As part of his estate planning, the original founder of the Bucks County hand bell and electronic carillon manufacturing company placed several of his businesses in a family trust.

Updated Interest Rate Options for the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) Loan Program

The rates will be in effect for loan applications received through March 31, 2015.

Real Estate Loans (land and building costs)

Borrowers will have the following two interest rate options:

1. Fixed interest rate for the full term of the loan (up to a 15 year period). This option is calculated using the ten-year treasury yield plus 100 basis points. Based on the current ten-year treasury yield, the fixed rate option is 3.25% for the life of the loan.
2. Fixed interest rate for a seven year period set at the ten-year treasury rate. After seven years, the rate will reset to the ten-year treasury rate. The reset rate is limited to a 200 basis point increase/decrease and has a floor of 2.25%. The reset rate is then fixed for the duration of the loan.

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What Is More Important Than Social Media? Online Reputation

Today’s marketplace has numerous challenges for small business online. The advent of social media and online marketing has caused many companies to jump in uncomfortable directions. As a result, one of the first questions small businesses ask us is, “What should we tackle first?” The answer is not Facebook or Twitter, but rather online reputation.

The Manufacturing Alliance Is Here For You As A Hub of Resources

The value of the Manufacturing Alliance of Bucks & Montgomery Counties, for all of us, needs to be, first and foremost, a resource to members as a “trusted advisor”. We, as manufacturers have neglected our future by allowing the old “dirty, dark, dangerous” stigma attached to manufacturing to persist. As a result, we have fewer bright, young people entering the manufacturing workforce than is needed in order for the industry to be viable in the years to come. No joke, the situation is now dire, but there are enlightened people out there that can be our champions among their peers. The government has begun to take an enlightened position – through new programs and grants, and the creation of many programs that have been in existence for a long time – to help manufacturers. I think most of us are unaware of the resources that exist for our benefit – many are funded through state and local tax dollars that we already pay for, but never take advantage of.

Mike Hahn, CapitalSource Small Business Lending

Michael has been a Business Development Officer for CapitalSource for over five years. 

He is based in Chadds Ford, PA and has 15 years experience in SBA Lending in the TriState area. His specialties include providing high leverage financing for owner-user properties, business debt restructuring, franchise expansion, medical/vet practice acquisitions and insurance agency buyouts.

BCEDC Held Its First PREP Roadshow

Economic Pathway to Success – PREPping Your Business for Growth! was held on January 23rd at the Bucks County Technical High School (BCTHS) in Fairless Hills, PA.

PREP (Partnerships for Regional Economic Performance) is a statewide network of partners designed to work in concert to deliver vital business assistance services across ten regions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.